Device for placing waves in hair



Dec. l3, 1927. 1,652,751

- c. s. ACKLEY DEVICE FOR PLACING WAVES IN HAIR Filed Dec. 30. 1926 INVENTOR W mf l vide a device of the character 0 tnfig a non-metallic sheath or tube on which Patented Dec. 13, 1927.

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This invention relates to a device for producing or placing waves in hair.

Various forms of heating devices or rods have been devisedfor placing waves in hair. In order to produce a lasting wave, the hair must be wound very tightly around the heating rod or tube thereon.

In carrying out the usual method. of socalled permanent waving, a plurality of strands of hair are firsttied together close to the scalp. The tied strands are then secured to one end'of the curling or heating tube or rod b tying the grou ed strands thereto and t e strands are then wound tightly around the rod and the ends are tied to the rod A moistened strip of felt or absorbs ent material is then wound around the hair and this material is tied.

. It will be evident and must be securely held erable amount of. time and when it is considered that the operation outlined must be repeated for thirty or forty different groups of strands on one head, the time expenditure is exceedingly great.

This invention has for its salient object to provide a device of the character specified so constructed and ar ed that its use will cut down very materially and to a minimum, the time required to produce or place waves in hair. a V

Another object of the invention is to prm vide a device of the character specifiedjhav ing means for quickly securing and tightly windin hair on the curling rod or tube.

Anot er object of the invention is to provide a device of the character specified so constructed that the hot portions of the device will be'insulated from and cannot contact with the scalp of the person whose hair is bei waved. i

Ano er object of the invention is to rovide a device of the character specifi so constructed that the hair can be quickly secured thereto or released therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to prospecified have hair is wound. Another object of the invention s to pmthat the carrying out of the method just outlined requires a consid vide a device of the character specified so constrnctedthat the heating element is entirely enclosed by non-metallic insulating means adapted to insulate both as to heat and electricity.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following specification taken in connection with the drawings, which.

form a part of which q Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a device constructed in accordance with the invention; I

Fig. 2 is an enla this application, and in ged elevation partly in section showin the details of construction of the device s own in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional elevation on an enlarged scale taken substantially on line 3 3 of Fig. 2;.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view show the construction and mounting of the clip at the free end. ofthe device;

Fi 5 is an elevational view of the spring which prevents rotation of the clip support in one direction and permits rotation thereof in the opposite direction;

'Fi 6 is an end elevation of the plug at the Eee end of the heating tube or sleeve;

Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation taken substantlall'y on line 77 of 4' ig. 8-is a sectional elevation taken substantially on line 88 of F' 2;

9 is an elevational view of the slidable clip; and f I Fig. '10 is 'im elevational view showing a plurality of-strands of hair wound on the device.

The invention briefly described consists of a device comprising an elongated sheath or tube within which is enclosed a heating element. The sheath is preferably formed of non-metallic insulating material and the ends of the sheath are closed by material of similar nature. The heating element is preferably surrounded by a tube having a cover' of absorbent material and the outer sheath ls ent covering and perforated.

The cover or plug at one end of the sheath has terminals or the heating element and the closure at the other end of the sheath has preferably spaced from the absorban extension of insulating material, such as cork, to prevent the device from contacting with the scalp of the person whose hair is being waved. A clip is provided at one end of the tube for securing a plurality of strands of hair thereto and this clip is mounted on a support which is rotatable in one direction but is held against rotation in the opposite direction. The free ends of the strands of hair are secured by another clip which is slidably mounted on the sheath or tube. The support for the slidable clip is non-rotatably mounted.

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ble material.

One end of the tube 23 has secured thereto a plug 25 which carries the terminals 26 and 27 for the heating element. The member 25 is preferably formed of non-metallic insulating material.

The tube 23 preferably has a covering 30 of absorbent material, such as asbestos, and

I the tube and covering are surrounded by an elongated sheath or sleeve 31 which is perforated as shown at 32. The sheath is preferably formed of insulating material. such as porcelain or bakelite, and spaced from the covering 30 as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

cal end portion 33 of the plug 25 and the other end is supported by a conical portion 35 of a plug 36 formed of suitable insulating non-metallic material. The plug 36' is threaded on the end of the tube 23 and the sheath or sleeve 31 is securely heldbetween the plugs 25 and 36. f

A projection 40 formed of cork or other suitable. insulating material is secured to a reduced portion 37 of the plug 36, a washer 41 being mounted on the reduced portion 37 and acting asa spacer between the projection and the plug.

Means is carried by the plug 36 for securing a plurality of strands of hair to the device. The plug as shown in Figs. 2 and 6 has a cylindrical portion 45 having a notch 46 formed therein. A spring 47 is mounted on the portion 45 and has an inturned end 48 quires clips and forming a support for a pivot 57 of a clip 58. The ring also has formed thereon a second pair of lugs 60 and 61 which are bent inwardly as shown in Fig. 7 and are adapted to engage the end portion 62 of the clip 5.8 and hold the clip and the hair clamped thereb The sheath or sleeve 31 is preferably formed with a slightly irregular shape and the sleeve has slidably mounted thereon a ring 66 having an ofi'set portion 67 corresponding to the offset portion in the sleeve. In other words, the ring and sleeve are similar in contour. The ring 66 is, therefore, slidable longitudinally on the sleeve but is held from rotation with respect thereto. The ring 66 has lugs 68 which form a support for the pivot 69 of a clip 70 similar in construction to the clip 58. The ring 68 also has a pair of lugs 71 and 72 which coact tosecure the clip in the same manner as the lugs 60 Y and 61. I

The device is used in the following manner. It is first dipped in water or .some other suitable solution, thereby saturating the absorbent covering 30 around the tube 23.

Then as shownparticularly in Fig. 10, a plurality of strands of hair is separated from the remaining hair and is placed beneath the clip 58 with the cork or insulating projection 40 as close to the scalp as possible. The strands are then Wound in a spiral around the perforated sleeve'or sheath 31, the length of the sheath covered depending on the length of the hair. When the hair has all 'b'een wound on the sheath, the ring 66 is One end of the sheath 31 abuts on a commoved longitudinally on the sheath to the ends of the strands and these ends are then placed beneath the clip 70.

After this has been done, the ring 50 having mounted thereon the clip 58'is held by the fingers of the operator or user and the sleeve 31 and parts affixed thereto and carried thereby are rotated in an anti-clockwise direction, viewing Fig. 3, untilthe 'hair is Wound as tightly as possible around the sheath 31.

From the foregoing description it will be evident that the use of the device described will eliminate many operations which are now necessary to place waves in hair. For instance, as outlined at the beginning of the specification, the method now usedrefour different tying operations whereas the method above described can be carried out with the device described without any tying operations, the use of the two entirely eliminating these steps. Furthermore, the hair can be, wound more tightly around the sheath by means of the connection between the mounting for the clip 58 and the plug 36.

ated by the heating element will cause the Y elongated in the following claims.

axis of the moisture from the absorbent covering. 30 to pas outwardly through the perforations of the sleeveor sheath 31 and through the hair, {bus dissipating the moisture and drying the Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularly shown and described, it will be understood that the invention is capable of modification and that changes in the construction and in.the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as expressed What I claim is:

1. A hair waving device comprising a sleeve, means for heating the sleeve, and means on said sleeve for securing the hair to the sleeve, said means including a member pivoted on an axis parallel to the axis of the sleeve and being rotatable in one direction around the axis of the sleeve.

2. A hair waving device comprising a. sleeve, means for heating the sleeve, and means on said sleeve for securing the hair to the sleeve, said means including a ring rotatable in one direction around the sleeve axis and held against reverse rotation, and a clip mounted on said ring.

3. A hair waving device comprising a sleeve, means for heating the sleeve, and means on said sleeve for securing the hair to the sleeve, said means including a ring rotatable in one direction around the sleeve axis and held against reverse rotation, and a clip pivotally mounted on said ring.

4. A hair waving device comprising a sleeve, means for heating the sleeve, and means on said sleeve for securing the hair to the sleeve, said means including a ring rotatable in one direction around the sleeve axis and held against reverse rotation, and a clip pivotally mounted on said ring on an axis substantially parallel to the sleeve axis.

5. A hair waving device comprising an elongated sheath, means for heating said sheath, a clip at one end of the sheath for securing hair thereto, and a clip slidably mounted on said sheath. J

6. A hair waving device comprising an sheath, means for heating said sheath, a pivoted clip at. one end of the sheath for securing hair thereto, and a pivoted clip slidably mounted on said sheath.

7. A hair waving device comprising an elongated. sheath, means for heating said sheath, a ring mounted to rotate around the axis of the sheath, means for preventing rotation of said ring inone direction, and meanscarried by said fing for securing hair thereto. h. d

8. A air waving" evice compri an elongated sheath, means for heatin g said sheatli, a rin mounted to rotate around the sheath, resilient means for presheath,

venting rotation of said ring in one direction, and means carried by said ring for securing hair thereto.

9. A hair waving device comprising an elongated sheath, means for heating said sheath, a ring mounted to rotate around the axis of the sheath, means for preventing romounted on said sheath, and hair securing means carried by said second ring.

11. A hair waving device comprising an elongated sheath, means for heating said a ring mounted to rotate around the axis of the sheath, means ,for preventing rotation of said ring in one direction, means carried by said rin for securing hair thereto, a second ring s idably but non-rotatably mounted on said sheath, and hair securing means pivotally carried by said second ring.

12. A hair waving device comprising a sleeve, means for heatin the sleeve, hair securing means at one end of the sleeve, said means being rotatable in one direction only, and hair securing means slidably but non-rotatably carried by said sleeve.

13. A hair waving device comprising a tubular, non-metallic curling element adapted to receive thereon a coil of hair, a heating element disposed within said curling element, and non-metallic members at the ends of the curling element enclosing the heating element therein. 1

g 14. A hair waving device comprising a perforated, tubular, non-metallic curling element adapted to receive thereon a coil of hair, a heating element disposed within said curling element, and non-metallic members at the ends of the curling element enclosing the heating element therein.

15. A hair. waving device comprising a tubular, non-metallic curling element adapted to receive thereon a coil of hair, a heating element di within said curling element and spa therefrom. and non-metallic members at the ends of the curling element enclosing the heating element therein.

" 16. A hair, waving device comprising a non-metallic, tubular curling element adapted to receive thereon a coil of hair, a heating element disposed within said curling element and insulated therefrom, a plug at one end of the curling element h'ving contact terminals connected to the heating element.

17 A hair waving device comprisin a heating element, a cur tube surroun ing said element and adap to receive thereon a coil of hair, said tube havin an absorbent covering thereon and a per orated, nonmetallic sleeve surrounding and spaced from said tube and covering.

18. A hair waving device comprising a tubular curling element, means within said curling element for heating said element, and means on the curling element for securing the hair thereto, said securing means being mounted on the curling element for rotation in one direction.

19. A hair waving device comprising a perforated, tubular curling element adapted to receive thereon agcoil of hair to be curled,

means within said element for-heating the curling element, and means mounted on said curling element and disposed at one end thereof for securing the coil of hair thereto, said securing means being mounted for rotation in one direction.

20. A hair waving device comprising a tubular curling element adapted to receive a coil of hair to be curled, means within said element forheating the element, and means mounted on the curling element for securing the coil of hair thereto, said securing means including a member pivoted on an axis parallel to the axis-of the curling element.

21. A hair Waving device comprising a tubular curling element, means disposed v ,w1th1n said element for heating the curling tallic material, a heating element disposed Within and insulated from and spaced from the curling element, an insulating plug secured at each end of the sleeve and closing the ends thereof, terminals for the heating element carried by one of said plugs and connected to the heating element and heat insulating means secured to and extending beyond the other plug.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of December, 1926.

CHARLES s. ACKLEY. 

